Communication Style Assessment - GroomX Finishing Academy

What's Your Communication Style?

Discover how you communicate, collaborate, and connect with others. Uncover your communication strengths, blind spots, and opportunities for growth in just 5 minutes.

📝 10 Questions ⏱ 5 Minutes 📊 Instant Results

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You are leading a project, and a key team member misses a critical deadline without warning. How do you respond? Schedule a 1-on-1 to ask what caused the delay Send an immediate message demanding an updated delivery time Review the project timeline and their past performance before speaking Tell them not to worry and do the work yourself

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You are running a meeting and two colleagues start arguing off-topic. What do you do? Acknowledge the topic and suggest taking it offline Cut them off directly and tell them to focus Point out it's not relevant to the data and goals of this meeting Let them finish so you don't seem rude

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Your boss gives vague feedback on a presentation: 'Make it pop more.' How do you proceed? Ask for a 5-minute chat to clarify their vision Ask them directly: "What exactly do you mean? Give me a concrete example." Email asking for examples of presentations that hit the mark Guess what they meant and hope they like the new version

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You present an idea you're excited about, but a senior colleague dismisses it as 'unworkable. Ask them to elaborate so you can find middle ground Defend your idea aggressively and point out flaws in their thinking Pull up facts, case studies, and numbers to prove viability Back down immediately — if they think it's bad, they're probably right

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On a tight deadline, a chatty coworker stops by your desk to talk about their weekend. Smile and say "I'd love to hear about it but I'm on a deadline — coffee later?" Look up and say "I'm busy and can't talk right now." Put on headphones and point to your screen mentioning your task list Stop working and listen so you don't hurt their feelings

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You need to delegate a tedious task nobody wants. How do you handle it? Explain why it's needed and suggest a fair rotation system Assign it directly to whoever has the most capacity with a strict deadline Review job descriptions and utilization rates to find the logical fit Just do it yourself — easier than forcing someone else

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During your performance review, your manager gives feedback you completely disagree with. Thank them, state your perspective, and ask how to bridge the gap Push back immediately and defend your performance Ask for specific metrics or concrete examples of where you fell short Nod, apologize, and promise to do better even though you disagree

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A client keeps adding new requests to an already-in-progress project (scope creep). Schedule a call to remind them of the agreement and negotiate together Send a blunt email: no new requests without a revised timeline and budget Send a breakdown showing how each new request adds X hours and Y cost Say yes to everything and make your team work weekends to deliver

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You're writing an email to your department proposing a change to how things are done. Warm greeting, explains benefits, outlines process, asks for feedback Three bullet points: what's changing, when, what they need to do. No fluff. Links to a slide deck with background research and a step-by-step plan Highly apologetic email ending with "feel free to ignore this if you're busy!"

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In a team meeting, a colleague presents your idea as if they came up with it. Say "I'm glad you liked the concept I shared — to build on my original idea…" Call them out directly in front of the group: "That was my idea." After the meeting, email leadership the document's version history proving authorship Stay quiet — you don't want to seem petty in front of leadership

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